VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2024). Neodexiospira brasiliensis - Braziliaanse kalkkokerworm, in: Geïntroduceerde niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria anno 2024. VLIZ Special Publication, 93: pp. 757-761
In: Verleye, T.J. et al. (2024). Geïntroduceerde niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria anno 2024. VLIZ Special Publication, 93. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISBN 9789464206319. 826 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/96
In: VLIZ Special Publication. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISSN 1377-0950
The Brazilian spiral tubeworm Neodexiospira brasiliensis is a cryptogenic species with a possible origin in the West Atlantic Ocean or the Indo-Pacific region. Although the primary introduction vector that led to its arrival in Western European waters in 1974 is not definitively known, it is suspected that international shipping played a significant role. Secondary introduction occurs through attachment to vegetations, such as Japanese wireweed or Eelgrass, or via recreational boating. The species was first found in Belgium in 2023, in the Sluice Dock in Ostend.
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